Parenting support at scale: market analysis Nesta examines the market for parenting support services for families with children under the age of five

Evidence shows that parenting programmes have a positive impact on babies and young children's development - but they're not reaching enough families.

Today, we're publishing new research on the market for parenting interventions, based on our analysis of 135 programmes across the UK ⤵️

Engaging parents digitally: learning from the Tiny Happy People text messaging service Improving the service to reach more parents, boost engagement, and broaden support for both child language and socioemotional outcome

I'm really pleased to share the findings from Nesta's Tiny Happy People text messaging project! I've been leading this project for over a year now and it's been brilliant to work with the team to deliver this service to parents all across the UK.

www.nesta.org.uk/report/engag...

The front cover of the Reading Rights report plus the words: "Reading Rights - Books build a brighter future - Read the report". The URL booktrust.org.uk/readingrights and logos for Waterstones Children's Laureate, Arts Council England, and BookTrust

📢 NEW: Our #ReadingRights report with Waterstones #ChildrensLaureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social is out now!

It shares 5 focus areas that will turn the tide on reading inequality and unveils plans for our City of Stories place-based pilot:

www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/rea...

What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori This is "What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori" by Nesta UK on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

I had a great time chatting with @danwuori.bsky.social last week about his daily videos and great book, The Daycare Myth. If you missed it, you can still watch our discussion here: vimeo.com/1067771392/8...

Thanks for stopping by Nesta, @danwuori.bsky.social! 🌟

What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori Discover the transformative power of early years policy with Dan Wuori.

I'm thrilled to be speaking to @danwuori.bsky.social next Thursday, 20 March at 12:30!

🐥 We'll be discussing all things related to his new book, his wonderful daily videos on child development, and early years policy.

➡️ Sign up at the link here: www.nesta.org.uk/event/what-w...

Wooo! 🎉